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LOT 1115
Western Asiatic Gold Bead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/8- 1/4 in. (9.77 grams total, 2-9 mm).
Including granulated collar, granulated tube and other types, with some later beads. [33]
Provenance
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s.
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